Where does “quicken” come from?

quicken (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

quicken (Old Dutch): to come to life

Definitions

  1. to come to life

Ancestry of “quicken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch-en—
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →